Door-stay.



M. LOGAN. DOOR STAY. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 24, 1908.

952,705 Patented Mar. 22, 1910.

W/T/VESSES INVENTOH I Mara/zaZZZayaw A TTOHNEYS and Improved Door-Stay,of which the fol- MARSHALL LOGAN, OF PLYIEOU'II-I,

INDIANA.

DOOR-STAY.

Application filed November 2 T 0 all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARSHALL LOGAN, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Plymouth, in the county of Marshall and State of Indiana,have invented a new lowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to door stays, and more particularly to such asare adapted to be used on gates, screen doors or the like whereby thedoors are braced, to insure their being evenly supported in a. normalcondition.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of the classdescribed, simple and eliicient in construction and inexpensive tomanufacture, which will prevent a door from sagging, and which willalways permit it to swing freely while being opened or closed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation showing an embodiment of my inventionapplied to a door; and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on the line 22of Fig. 1.

In the specific form shown in the drawings, I provide hinges 1 which areadapted to support a door 2 in place. In the preferred form shown in thedrawings, the hinges 1 have the ends 3 of the portions which are securedto the door, outwardly disposed. Each end 8 has an opening extendingt-herethrough. Adapted to have one of its ends secured to the extremity3 of the lower hinge, is an elongated member 4, such as a wire or thelike, consisting of two inclined stretches constituting braces, and afurther member or brace 7 extending longi tudinally of the door. Theother extremity of the flexible member 4 from that which is secured tothe lower hinge, is attached to an eye bolt 7 the latter extendingthrough the opening of the end 3 of the upper hinge, where it isadjustably secured in place by means of a nut 8-.

As shown in the drawings, the stretches 5 pass through openings 6 in thedoor so that the longitudinal member 7 is located on the opposite sideof the door. I further provide a hanger 9 which has its upper end 10suitably formed so that it may be secured at the top of the door whileits lower end Specification of Letters Yatent.

Patented Mar. 22, 1%)10.

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is upwardly bent to form a hook 11. The upper brace 5 passes over thishook so that the greater part of the strain on this member istransferred to the top of the door.

As described, my device is especially em ployed for preventing doors,gates, or the like from sagging, and includes an elongated membersuitably arranged so that the tendency of the door to droop or sag nearI its unsupported edge is obviated. As before mentioned, the member isformed into two inclined stretches constituting braces and a furtherlongitudinal stretch. The braces are inclined, to assist in thesupporting of the door. Should the door begin to sag, the member 4L canbe adjusted to increase its tension and in this way the door can beagain raised to its normal position. The hanger 9 which supports theupper stretch of the member, serves to transfer a great part of thestrain from the hinged portion of the door to the central part thereof,thus causing a more equal division of the strain.

It should be understood that Ido not limit myself to the particularconstruction shown in the drawings, as others equally advantageous maybe employed without departing from the spirit or the scope of theinvention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. The combination with the door, of a stay comprising a strand arrangedin two transverse stretches and a longitudinal stretch connecting thecorresponding ends of the transverse stretches, the strands at theirpoints of merging having a running engagement with the door, theopposite ends of the transverse stretches being secured to the door, andmeans for regulating the tension of the stay.

2. The combination with the door, of a stay comprising two substantiallytransverse stretches and a longitudinal stretch connecting thecorresponding ends of the transverse stretches, the strands at theirpoints of merging having a running engagement with the door, saidlongitudinal stretch being on the opposite side of the door from thetransverse stretches, the opposite ends of the transverse stretchesbeing connected with the door and means for regulating the tension ofthe stay.

3. The combination with the door, of a stay comprising two substantiallytransverse stretches and a longitudinal stretch connecting thecorresponding ends of the transverse stretches, said longitudinalstretch being on the opposite side of the door from the transversestretches, the strands at their points of merging having a runningengagement with the door, the opposite ends of the transverse stretchesbeing connected with the door, means for regulating the tension or thestay and a hanger connected with the door and with the upper stretchintermediate the ends thereof.

4:. The combination with a door having supporting hinges, of a staycomprising up per and lower substantially transverse stretches, and aconnecting stretch at one end of the transverse stretches, the strandsat their points of merging having a running engagement with the door,the opposite end of the lower stretch being secured to the lower hinge,means for adj ustably securing the opposite end of the upper stretch tothe to the upper hinge.

5. The combination with a door having supporting hinges, of a staycomprising upper and lower substantially transverse stretches, and aconnecting stretch at one end of the transverse stretches, the strandsat their points of merging having a running engagement with the door,the opposite end of the lower stretch being secured to the lower hinge,means for adjustably securing the opposite end of the upper stretch tothe upupper hinge, and a hanger connected with the top of the door andsupporting the upper stretch intermediate its ends.

6. The combination with a door of a stay comprising a substantiallytransverse stretch and a substantially vertical stretch connected withone end 01 the transverse stretch and with the door, the strands attheir points of merging having a running engagement with the door, andmeans for regulating the tension of the stay.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

M ARSHALL LOGAN.

Witnesses HARLEY A. LOGAN, GRACE L. BERLIN.

